ppear in
any countenance; but was so weak, notwithstanding he had so exerted
himself in the fight, that he could not stand up upon his feet--he tried
to do it two or three times, but was really not able, his ankles were so
swelled and so painful to him; so I bade him sit still, and caused Friday
to rub his ankles, and bathe them with rum, as he had done his father's.

I observed the poor affectionate creature, every two minutes, or perhaps
less, all the while he was here, turn his head about to see if his father
was in the same place and posture as he left him sitting; and at last he
found he was not to be seen; at which he started up, and, without
speaking a word, flew with that swiftness to him that one could scarce
perceive his feet to touch the ground as he went; but when he came, he
only found he had laid himself down to ease his limbs, so Friday came
back to me presently; and then I spoke to the Spaniard to let Friday help
him up if he could, and lead him to the boat, and then he should carry
him to our dwelling, where I would take care of him. But Friday, a
lusty, strong fellow, took the Spaniard upon his back, and carried him
away to the boat, and set him down softly upon the side or gunnel of the
canoe, with his feet in the inside of it; and then lifting him quite in,
he set him close to his father; and presently stepping out again,
launched the boat off, and paddled it along the shore faster than I could
walk, though the wind blew pretty hard too; so he brought them both safe
into our creek, and leaving them in the boat, ran away to fetch the other
canoe. As he passed me I spoke to him, and asked him whither he went.
He told me, "Go fetch more boat;" so away he went like the wind, for sure
never man or horse ran like him; and he had the other canoe in the creek
almost as soon as I got to it by land; so he wafted me over, and then
went to help our new guests out of the boat, which he did; but they were
neither of them able to walk; so that poor Friday knew not what to do.

To remedy this, I went to work in my thought, and calling to Friday to
bid them sit down on the bank while he came to me, I soon made a kind of
hand-barrow to lay them on, and Friday and I carried them both up
together upon it between us.

But when we got them to the outside of our wall, or fortification, we
were at a worse loss than before, for it was impossible to get them over,
and I was resolved not to break it down; so I set to work a